Clemson legend Hunter Renfrow ranked in Top 10 most memorable walk-ons

Hunter Renfrow is among the all-time walk-on standouts in college football history.

Brandon Rink · Assoc. Editor / Staff Writer · Sunday, August 25 2024

The touchdown catch to close the 2016 Clemson national title season will live on forever around the program. His path to get to such a stage will forever be unique.

247Sports ranked the Top 10 walk-ons of all-time in college football, where Hunter Renfrow checked in at No. 7.

"Over the first two seasons for Hunter Renfrow at Clemson, he torched Alabama," 247Sports' Brad Crawford wrote. "Entering the 2015 national championship game, Renfrow was a little-known redshirt freshman. His 11 catches between the Orange Bowl (semifinal) and the national title game accounted for 33% of his production for the entire season, 247Sports' Chris Hummer noted in a previous story. His two touchdowns against Alabama in the finale were a precursor to a breakout year, which once again ended with a multi-touchdown game against the Crimson Tide in another national title game showdown, including the game-winning score from Deshaun Watson in the final seconds. Renfrow played the Crimson Tide twice more during his career, but did not register a touchdown. Renfrow caught 149 passes at Clemson for 1,741 yards and 10 scores."

Georgia's Stetson Bennett led the list, with other notable names ahead of Renfrow including Oklahoma's Baker Mayfield, Miami's Santana Moss and Kansas State's Jordy Nelson.

Renfrow went on to a fifth-round NFL draft selection by the Raiders, where he tallied 269 catches for 2,884 yards with 17 touchdowns from 2019-23.

He amassed almost $25 million in earnings from the team before the Las Vegas version released Renfrow in March.

The Palmetto State native has not signed anywhere or announced any decision on his playing future with the season starting next month.